Patriots Star Arrested on Troubling Charges

After a promising start in the first game of the season, the New England Patriots 2024 campaign has been going downhill ever since. Coming off a disappointing home loss to the Miami Dolphins in their fourth straight defeat on Sunday, things took a turn for the worse for Patriots fans on Monday morning.

It was reported that starting safety Jabrill Peppers was arrested on Saturday and is now facing troubling charges that include strangulation, assault and battery, and possession of a Class B substance, according to the police in Braintree, Massachusetts.

ESPN's Mike Reiss reported that the police responded to a disturbance at a residential address early Saturday morning when a caller reported an altercation between two people. One of them was Peppers, who will reportedly be arraigned Monday in Quincy District Court.

NFL News: Patriots Safety Jabrill Peppers Arrested on Serious Charges

The Patriots obviously knew about the incident but failed to disclose information until the police made the announcement on Monday morning. Since then, the team made one official statement according to Boston Herald's Doug Kyed but didn't comment on the details.

""We are aware of an incident involving Jabrill Peppers over the weekend in which the police are currently investigating. We will have no further comment at this time."

- Patriots official statement

We will have a better idea of what awaits Peppers once we get more details about the case. For now, all we know is that this is an extremely worrisome development from one of the veterans and leaders of the team. Just when you thought things couldn't get worse for the 2024 Patriots, this team finds a way.

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